Why Are Ryan Gosling And Other Celebs Hatin' McDonald's Cruelty?

by Pulin Modi · 2011-12-19 20:42:00 UTC
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If Ryan Gosling, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Alicia Silverstone, Maria Menounos, Kristin Bauer, Ed Begley, Jr., Wendie Malick, Bryan Adams and Steve-O all signed and sent you a letter, you'd probably read it very closely. Today, Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, got just such a letter as part of the Mercy for Animals (MFA) campaign to pressure the company to step up and make a difference for chickens suffering for McMuffins and other foods at the restaurant chain.

When MFA broke a shocking undercover investigation into a McDonald's egg supplier last month, the news hit hard everywhere from television to local stores across the United States. Many consumers got their first glimpse into a factory farming system where animals are often crammed into cages so small they can hardly spread a wing for their entire lives. The video evidence of chicks left to suffocate in plastic bags and live hens being swung around by their legs was not only an education for people, but also a call to action to treat animals more kindly as a society.

While McDonald's quickly agreed to cut ties with the supplier in the video, it has not taken the step of implementing a comprehensive assessment of its entire chain to ensure that such cruelty does not occur. In fact, McDonald's has been unwilling to switch from these 'battery cages' to a cage-free system which allows the birds to spread their wings and engage in other basic behaviors.

Did I mention McDonald's is already purchasing from 100 percent cage-free suppliers in Europe? It's unclear what the hold up is over here in the U.S., but hopefully this cast of celebs can get a response from McDonald's to shed light on this situation.

You can send a letter to the company, too, by joining the more than 30,000 people who have signed Mercy for Animals' petition asking McDonald's to go cage-free.

Pulin Modi

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